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Old 09-29-13, 09:50 AM
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Hold Light Flashing on Petit ECU

I got a Petit ECU and when I start the car the hold light flashes but it does not flash with my stock ECU. I read some posts that this is a mazda bulliten to replace ECU and also doing the KOKO procedure but the KOKO does not solve the issue. Car runs fine but could the Petit ECU be trash?
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Sounds like you are trying to use a manual trans ECU. What is the number on it?
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Your exactly right. Well it don't matter now. I broke one of the Hold wires in the stick while taking it out. Now no more Hold for a while. I don't see how the hell you take out the stick....
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The manual trans ECU will not allow the trans to shift properly, it does not have the outputs to control the automatic trans.

We developed a harness to allow installation of any manual trans ECU into the automatic, including the chipped ones (Pettit, M2, etc) Banzai Automatic ECU Adapter (93-95 RX-7)
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WOW.... I will have to think about that. That is a pricey little harness. I plan on going V-8 in a couple years so I might just leave the hold light disconnected.
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It is not just the hold feature, your car can't shift properly without the auto ECU installed to control the trans
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Originally Posted by Banzai-Racing
It is not just the hold feature, your car can't shift properly without the auto ECU installed to control the trans
Is that true? I was driving with the Petit ECU for about a week and really never noticed any difference in shifting between the stock ECU and Petit one.....
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Of course it is true, that is why your hold light was flashing.
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your saying the car does not shift properly without the auto ECU installed. I beg the differ. Mine shifts fine.
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Can you use the 'hold' feature?
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I know for a fact that it does not function correctly, that is why I developed the harness in the first place. What I am not going to do is argue with someone that clearly does not have a clue how the auto trans functions and can't comprehend why there is a difference between manual and auto ECUs.

Good luck with your v8 swap.
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that is fine. I am not arguing either, I am just reporting the facts of what I am experiencing. I am sure you know what you are talking about, I don't doubt that.
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